NASA Issues Solicitation For Crew Exploration Vehicle

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Artists' depiction of a CEV departing the ISS, bound for the Moon.

Washington DC (SPX) Mar 02, 2005
NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV)- the spacecraft that will carry astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit and to the moon by 2020.

The nation's Vision for Space Exploration set a goal of developing a new CEV by 2014. The CEV represents one building block in a future exploration architecture that can send astronauts to the moon and form the basis for exploration missions to other destinations.

The contract to build the CEV is a full and open competition. The anticipated period of performance is September, 2005 through December, 2008. The CEV acquisition will use a phased approach that anticipates a maximum of two contractors.

The two contracts will be Cost-Plus-Award-Fee. As part of the Phase 1 contract, the contractors will conduct a demonstration flight that provides risk reduction for the human-rated CEV to be delivered in 2014.

The Phase 1 portion of the contract will end with a planned down select to a single prime contractor in late 2008.

The CEV proposals are due no later than 2 p.m. EST, May 2, 2005. A selection will be made in September, 2005.

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New Russian Spacecraft On Show In France In June

Moscow (AFP) Feb 09, 2005
A new Russian six-crew reusable space capsule that will eventually replace the venerable Soyuz spacecraft is to go on display at the French international aerospace show at Le Bourget in June, Russia's space agency said Wednesday.

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